Climate Talk

End of summer reflection from behind a pharmacy counter in Spain

Summer is ending and I want to write down what I saw, because it was different from other years.

More people asking for oral rehydration salts in June, not only August. More older people coming in dizzy, unsure if it is their medication or the heat. More parents asking about babies sleeping in hot rooms. Many people asking if they can take their medicines out in the car.

I don't have statistics, only one pharmacy and one summer. But it felt like the heat became part of daily health, not a special event. I'm curious if others in healthcare saw the same.